Today's agenda:

Cleaning up the sewing room from the last few projects. (Check.)
Vacuum all the loose threads that the fan blew around while I was ripping out the lining seam I put in backwards last weekend. (Check.)
Cutting fabric for three more pencil skirts. (Check.)

Pre-washing lining and silk organza. (Check.)
Wrestling now-suddenly-poofy 10-yard piece of silk organza into a somewhat folded shape. (Check. Whew.)

In reality, I have 1 piece of fabric left to cut out, then I'll pull the directions for Simplicity 2588 to figure out which pieces I'm going to use to make a burgundy dress.

Tomorrow, I sew. Maybe. :)

After letting my subscription lapse last year, I finally decided to renew. Of course it takes a few months to kick in, and I was really excited to find that my first issue is August's! I just returned home from a week's vacation. While I was gone I saw several blogs reviewing the retro patterns being featured and wavered about hunting down the individual issue. Thank goodness I waited because it was waiting in my mailbox when I got home.

Patterns I am excited about include a pair of sailor pants, a couple of structured dresses, a blouse with a back drape/tie, a blouse with a peplum,  and a pencil skirt with a godet. Some of the pictures can be found on paunnet's blog post (I'd post my own pictures, but really I just got home and am too lazy.) :)

Now to get my first issue of Vogue Patterns, which should start with the next issue. I really only subscribed for the couture jacket series they have going on so I can make my own Chanel-type jacket.